For Grondin, Poudrier, Bernier, health and life sciences law constitutes one of the most demanding cutting-edge fields.  This is why our health and life sciences law team provides proven legal and technical services tailored to the specific needs of our health and life sciences clients.

  
Extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical law enables our counsellors to advise and represent the firm’s clients on all legal issues arising throughout the lengthy drug development process from design to consumption.

 
Their knowledge is a valuable asset in several areas including:

• clinical trials, biomedical research and notices of compliance;
• drug manufacture, labelling, business practices, sales prices and advertising;
• side effects of drugs;
• intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trade marks, etc.);
• business and corporate matters;
• drug insurance, health insurance and hospital insurance;
• health and social services;
• civil and penal responsibility;
• class action suits;
• prescription, administration, preparation and sale of drugs by health professionals, (physicians, pharmacists, and others);
• health professional regulation;
• health regulation and health politics;
• elaboration of normative documents (reports, guidelines, policies, self regulation, ethics codes, regulations, etc.).